Hello, I’m

Nayoung

UX designer/researcher | Educator | Innovation Specialist

With 5+ years of experience bridging design, research, and education, I lead user-centred projects that drive impact across public, tech, and academic sectors. I specialise in translating complex challenges into actionable design solutions-partnering with cross-functional teams, mentoring students, and delivering results through research-driven design.

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What I do & How I work

I've demonstrated success in UX design and education. Here's how:

  • I turn ideas into tangible experiences

    by working with iterative prototyping and structured experimentation

  • I lead multidisciplinary collaborations
    by creating shared understanding across roles with empathy

  • I build insight-driven strategies
    by applying analytical thinking to the whole process to support strategic design decisions

  • I make knowledge accessible and actionable
    by distilling complex topics into interactive experiences and mentoring others

highlights

Quantum inspire

2024-2025

Bridge the awareness gap between Quantum Computing and society

Client: Waag Futurlab, THUAS Research Group ‘Civic Technology’

Lecturing, Interactive Storytelling, Micro-learning

Miles

2025

A customisable app for long-COVID patients to support their recovery process

Client: Stichting Bestaansktracht

Lecturing, Healthcare Tech, RAG model

style AI

2023

A service for custom design with interactive genetic algorithms

Master’s Course, Co-creativity with Human and AI

More UX Case Studies

About

    • Academic Conference ‘Research and Educational Advancements in Culture and Technology’ in Vienna, Austria (Poster presentation) | 2025

    • TNW T500 | 2024, 2025

    • Presented at Dutch Design Week | 2020

    • European Design Hackathon (nominated) | 2020

    • UX Research / Design

    • Project Lead

    • Stakeholder Communication

    • Collaboration Management

    • Prototyping (Figma)

    • Interaction Design (Arduino)

    • Visual Design (Adobe Suite)

    • UX Design Lecturer (Freelance)

      2022 - PRESENT | The Hague University of Applied Sciences

    • UX Designer / Graphic Designer (Freelance)

      2022 - 2025 | Odd.Bot

    • Graduate Internship: UX Designer

      2021 | TechTics (Project BB)

    • UX Designer

      2019 - 2021 | Odd.Bot, FWDPay, TechTics (Project BB)

    • MSc Media Technology

      2022-2025 | Leiden University

    • BSc UX Design

      2018-2021 | The Hague University of Applied Sciences

  • Highlight Delft: Installation | 2024

    Guest speaker | 2021

    • Ladies That UX, New Designers, Dexterity Club

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